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Der Richter

2018 · 90 min Drama
6.7 / 10 · TMDB

Dr. Joachim Glahn is the presiding judge at the Berlin district court and is known for his explicit sense of justice and truth. His daughter Luise is now embarking on the same career path and has just been admitted to law school. But then Luise then Luise is kidnapped and Glahn gets into an ethical-moral conflict: he should go beyond the limits of the law and set a murderer on the loose or he won't see his daughter alive again.

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Year 2018
Genre Drama
Director Markus Imboden
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.7/10 (3 votes)

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The film constructs a gripping psychological thriller around a single unbearable choice, forcing the viewer to weigh the cost of principles against the cost of a life alongside its protagonist. The camera intimately captures the disintegration of a self-assured man whose professional code becomes his personal prison.

What lingers after the screen fades is a profound meditation on the limits of human fortitude and the ambiguous nature of justice, where clear answers are a luxury the story refuses to provide. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Markus Imboden

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